Wednesday

JOPLIN: Joplin Area Welcome Club coffee, 9:30 a.m. The group is open to anyone who has moved to the area in the past five years. People are to call for the meeting site. Details: (417) 673-2025.

JOPLIN: Beginning line-dance lessons, 10 to 11 a.m. and 7 to 8 p.m., Joplin Square Dance Center, 1801 W. Second St. Cost: $4. Details: (417) 673-8156.

JOPLIN: Freeman cancer support group, 2 p.m., Freeman Cancer Institute, 3415 McIntosh Circle Drive. The group is for cancer patients, survivors and family members. Details: 347-4029.

NEOSHO: Children’s story time, 10:30 a.m., Neosho/Newton County Library, 201 W. Spring St. Details: (417) 451-4231.

SENECA: Computer class, 10:30 a.m., Seneca Library, 1216 Cherokee Ave. Details: (417) 776-2705.

Thursday

CARTHAGE: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” 7:30 p.m., Stone’s Throw Theatre. Doors open at 6 p.m.; dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $20; $19 for seniors; $17 for children 16 and younger; free for children 5 and younger. Details: (417) 358-9665.

COLUMBUS, KAN.: Dance, 7 to 10 p.m., Cherokee County Hospitality Center, 516 N. Kansas Ave. Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission: $4. Details: (417) 540-8379.

JOPLIN: Safe Kids car-seat check, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Alliance of Southwest Missouri, 2914 E. 32nd St., Suite 102. Appointments are required. Details: (417) 782-9899.

JOPLIN: TOPS meeting, 10 to 11 a.m., Royal Heights United Methodist Church, 1612 Euclid Ave. Weigh-in starts at 9:30 a.m. Details: (417) 624-9163.

JOPLIN: PC Chess Club, 6 to 10 p.m., Hardee’s, 1641 W. Seventh St. The club offers classes, lectures, training and workshops. Sessions start at 6 p.m. for children, 8 p.m. for adults. Details: joplinchessclub@yahoo.com.

JOPLIN: Beginning jive, swing lessons, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Joplin Square Dance Center, 1801 W. Second St. Cost: $4. Details: (417) 782-0158.

JOPLIN: Show-Me Harmony Chorus rehearsal, 7 p.m., Northpark Mall. Area women are invited to sing. Details: (417) 782-4631 or (417) 782-0858.

JOPLIN: 4-State Vette Club, 7 p.m., Granny Shaffer’s, 2728 N. Range Line Road. Dinner begins at 6 p.m. Corvette owners are welcome. Details: www.4-statevettes.org.

NEOSHO: Teen craft club, 4 p.m., Neosho/Newton County Library, 201 W. Spring St. Details: (417) 451-4231.

SENECA: Children’s story time, 10:30 a.m., Seneca Library, 1216 Cherokee Ave. Details: (417) 776-2705.

Friday

ANDERSON: Country, bluegrass concert, 7 p.m., Bethpage Community Building. A covered-dish dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. All musicians and singers are welcome. Details: (417) 435-2661 or (417) 624-7580.

CARTHAGE: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” 7:30 p.m., Stone’s Throw Theatre. Doors open at 6 p.m.; dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $20; $19 for seniors; $17 for children 16 and younger; free for children 5 and younger. Details: (417) 358-9665.

JOPLIN: Surviving Spouses game night, 6 p.m., SMB Community Room, Seventh Street and Duquesne Road. Participants are to provide games and finger foods. Details: (417) 673-4666.

NEOSHO: Cinema in the Park, dark, Big Spring Park. “Bolt” will be shown. The movie is free; concessions will be sold to benefit Relay for Life. Details: (417) 451-1925.

WEBB CITY: Farmers’ market, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., King Jack Park. The Gospel Strings will play. Lunch for $5 will be spaghetti and meatballs, garlic bread, fruit fluff and drink. Details: (417) 483-8139.

Saturday

CARTHAGE: Model railroad show and swap meet, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Fairview Christian Church, 2320 S. Grand Ave. The event will feature trains and accessories. Admission: $3 for adults; free for children under 12. Details: Bruce Parcell, (417) 622-9864, or Clifford Pennington, (417) 438-0909.

CARTHAGE: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” 7:30 p.m., Stone’s Throw Theatre. Doors open at 6 p.m.; dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $20; $19 for seniors; $17 for children 16 and younger; free for children 5 and younger. Details: (417) 358-9665.

GALENA, KAN.: Farmers’ market, 8 a.m. to noon, First and Main streets. Booths are open to farmers, crafters and nonprofits. Details: (417) 317-2504.

JOPLIN: Curriculum sale and resource fair, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Wildwood Baptist Church, 4827 E. 20th. The event includes used materials for home-schooled students. Concessions and a nursery will be available. Details: (417) 626-1292.

JOPLIN: MSSU commencement, 9:30 a.m. and noon, Leggett & Platt Athletic Center, Missouri Southern State University. Richard Page, Neosho schools superintendent, will be the featured speaker. Details: (417) 625-9340.

JOPLIN: Joplin’s architectural heritage, 10 a.m. to noon, basement conference room, City Hall, 602 S. Main St. Presentations on the city’s historic buildings and rehabilitation efforts will be made in observance of National Preservation Month.

JOPLIN: “Pleasures of the Porch, Yesterday’s Outdoor Living Spaces,” noon to 3 p.m. the program will be a self-guided tour of the historic Murphysburg residential district and an architectural scavenger hunt. Food and items will be for sale at the Murphysburg Cafe and Emporium. A costumed animal parade is set for 2:30 p.m. Tickets will be available beginning at noon at a blue tent at Third Street and Moffet Avenue. Admission: $5.

MIAMI, OKLA.: Dance, 7 to 10 p.m., American Legion Post No. 147, 29 S. Main St. The Country Edition Band will perform. Admission: $3.50. Details: (918) 542-6381.

Sunday

CARTHAGE: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” 2 p.m., Stone’s Throw Theatre. Doors open at 12:30 p.m.; dinner starts at 1 p.m. Tickets: $20; $19 for seniors; $17 for children 16 and younger; free for children 5 and younger. Details: (417) 358-9665.

JOPLIN: Surviving Spouses luncheon, 1 p.m., Redwood Gardens Community Room, 1501 S. Rex Ave. Participants are to provide a covered dish and table service. Details: (417) 673-4666.

JOPLIN: Friendship Doll Club, 2 to 4 p.m., Senior Center, 22nd Street and Jackson Avenue. Participants are to provide a project on which to work. Details: (417) 623-3932.

Monday

CARTHAGE: Heartland Concert Band rehearsal, 7 p.m., Carthage Junior High School band room. The band is open to area musicians, with no auditions or fees to join. Details: (417) 649-6159.

JOPLIN: Joplin Area Singles, 6:30 p.m., Woody’s Smokehouse, Highway 171 and North Main Street.

PINEVILLE: Canning class, 6 to 9 p.m., Pineville United Methodist Church. Tammy Roberts, with University of Missouri Extension, will teach canning and food-preservation techniques. Cost: $5. Details: (417) 223-4775.